Missile Defense News

June 1, 2017

Increasingly sophisticated test plans for US homeland missile defense system on horizon

Defense News: WASHINGTON — On the heels of a successful intercept test of its homeland missile defense system against an

June 1, 2017

Raytheon Is Readying a Massive Upgrade to the Patriot Missile Defense System

The National Interest: Raytheon is bragging that its new 360-degree gallium nitride-based (GaN) Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar for

June 1, 2017

Thornberry: House to ‘double down’ on missile defense

Washington Examiner: The House will “double-down” on missile defense in the upcoming budget following a successful intercept of a dummy

May 31, 2017

New Threats: Pentagon Revs Up Missile Defense for 2018

Scout.com: With missile threats dominating the headlines, missile defense, modernization and posture continue to anchor strategic funding for the United

May 31, 2017

Pentagon successfully tests ICBM defense system for first time

Reuters: The U.S. military on Tuesday cheered a successful, first-ever missile defense test involving a simulated attack by an intercontinental

May 30, 2017

Vandenberg to launch first test of ICBM intercept and ‘upgraded kill vehicle’

The Tribune: For the first time in nearly three years, the ground-based missile-defense system will attempt to hit a mock

May 30, 2017

US missile test today: Pentagon plans first test to shoot down intercontinental-range missile

AL.com: The Pentagon will attempt to shoot down an intercontinental missile in a first-of-its-kind test planned for today. The Missile

May 30, 2017

South Korea’s President Demands Probe Into U.S. Missile Defense System

Time: (SEOUL, South Korea) — South Korea’s new liberal president on Tuesday demanded an investigation into why his office wasn’t

May 26, 2017

The U.S. Army Wants to Expand a Secretive Missile Defense Site in Turkey

The Drive: The U.S. Army is looking to expand a secretive missile defense site in Turkey, according to the service’s

May 25, 2017

Congress launches new missile defense push as North Korea advances

Washington Post: President Trump reportedly told his Filipino counterpart that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is a “madman with